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  • AUSIMM
    High-Density Sludge Process for Treating Metal Bearing Acid and Metalliferous Drainage Wastewaters

    By A Dal-Corobbo

    Traditional acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD) wastewater treatment focuses on the iron co-precipitation/adsorption process as this is a very effective method of reducing heavy metals, including co

    Nov 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Kopanang Mine Rail Haulage Tramming System

    With the theme of û æUnderground Ore Handling SystemÆ, Kopanang Mine completed an extensive project on a specific system with technologies for the handling of ore from a dedicated drawpoint to the sha

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Sunrise Dam Short- to Long-Term Ventilation Planning

    By M Podreka, P Merry, L van den Berg

    Anglo Gold AshantiÆs Sunrise Dam operation is located in Western Australia approximately 55 km south of the town of Laverton. Currently, the mine is producing from both its open pit and underground op

    Jul 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Coal Pillar Design Criteria for Surface Protection

    Large areas of ground are permanently supported on coal pillars, both in extensive old workings and current drivages in active mining operations. Continued growth of civil infrastructure is resulting

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Slag volume effects on direct-reduced iron (DRI)-based electric furnace steelmaking

    By Q Zhuo, P C. Pistorius, M N. Al-Harbi

    A likely increasingly important pathway for future low-carbon ironmaking and steelmaking is the combination of gas-based direct reduction with electric furnace steelmaking (DRI-EAF route), or with ele

    Aug 21, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Characterising Rock Mass Properties for Fragmentation Modelling

    By A Scott, I Onederra

    A great deal of technical and research effort has been applied to the development of models to predict fragmentation from rock blasting. A number of quite useful empirical or engineering models are cu

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Resource and Reserve category inflation – known rewards, hidden risks

    By M Bond, R R. Hargreaves, G W. Booth

    There are numerous causes of speculative mineral resource and reserve inflation. Traditionally, these are linked to issues of data accuracy or misinterpretation, the use of overly optimistic estimatio

    May 24, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Conducting comprehensive evaluations of preconcentration options

    By P Holtham, K Duffy, B, W Valery, E Tabosa, rade

    Pre-concentration has potential to significantly improve Mineral Resource efficiency by removing gangue early in the process, before energy intensive and expensive comminution and fine processing. How

    Nov 10, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    Optimisation of a Stochastic Rock Fracture Model Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation

    By D Wyborn, P A. Dowd

    The characterisation of rock fracture networks is an important component of rock engineering applications involving stability assessment or fluid flow analysis. However, the derivation of a reliable r

    Sep 26, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    An Advanced Modelling Technique for Scale-Up of Batch Flotation Results to Plant Metallurgical Performance

    By O N. Savassi

    A rigorous methodology for prediction of flotation plant performance is presented, which is based on a standardised batch flotation test called the MFT. The work is part of the FLEET program, develope

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Systems Modelling for Water Management in Mining and Minerals ù Bowen Basin Coal

    By C Hedemann, N Silveste, H Davis, C J. Moran

    For nearly two decades water scientists have been debating the need to use appropriate models for the questions being asked and the data available. This paper puts forward a rationale for a hierarchic

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Analysing impact forces and overcoming speed, heat and pressure issues in high capacity belt support applications

    By C T. Portelli

    Belt conveyor transfers are the most likely location for high wear rates and failures. Belt transfers are necessary to change the direction of conveyed material and will remain a part of belt conveyor

    Sep 18, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Optimised Process Control in Iron Ore via Online Analysis of Light Elements

    By L Köresaar, J Moilanen

    With lower and increasingly variable Fe grades in iron ore resources, the monitoring of Si, Al, Mg and other light elements to meet quality requirements is gaining importance in the iron ore beneficia

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Receiving Environment Monitoring Programs - Making the Most out of Biological Indicators and Direct Toxicity Assessments for Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems

    By L Thorburn

    In 2009, the Queensland Government developed a series of amendments to environmental authorities (EAs) for mines throughout the Fitzroy Basin in response to studies that assessed the cumulative impact

    Nov 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    The Development of a Dustless Dry Gunite Pump System in Underground Coal Mining – A Case Study

    By A Golsby

    Gunite was invented in 1907 by Carl Akeley to repair a crumbling facade of the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago. The method used was to blow dry material out of a hose with compressed air and inject

    Aug 31, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Competing Factors in Support Selection for the West Zone of the Beaconsfield Gold Mine, Tasmania

    By P Fuller, A R. Penney

    Re-commencement of mining in the Western Zone of Beaconsfield Gold Mine following a seismically-induced rockfall fatality in April 2006 required a change of mining method involving drilling and blasti

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Longwall Mining beneath Critical Infrastructure – Prediction versus Performance of the Cataract Tunnel, New South Wales, Australia

    By T J. Sullivan, H Pinkster, G Swarbrick

    From 2002 to 2006, longwall mining was undertaken directly beneath the Cataract Tunnel, which is a 100-year-old, heritage-listed tunnel in Hawkesbury Sandstone responsible for delivering 20 per cent o

    Nov 5, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Recovery-by-size Kinetic Analysis to Determine Where Metallurgical Improvements Occur When Converting to High-chrome Grinding Media

    By C J. Greet, S Jacques

    In most instances, the application of high-chrome grinding media results in an increase in the recovery of the valuable mineral(s). The authors have published data from a number of plant-based case st

    Sep 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Improved Flotation Process Control at Newcrest's Telfer Operation

    By S Hille, J Karageorgos

    With the increased variability of todayÆs large-scale mining operations, consistent flotation performance is important to improving and sustaining overall recovery through the circuit. The Newcrest Te

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Carbon Prefloat Improvements at Century Mine

    By D G. Rantucci

    Organic carbon is a major ore contaminant at MMG’s Century mine. This carbonaceous matter is associated with shale hosted sphalerite mineralisation. It occurs as elongated lamellae and as inclusions

    Aug 8, 2011